Planter



J. BLUE.

PLANTER.

APPLlcATloN FILED sEPT.19. 1.919.

Y a I Sito/map Patented Apr. 18., 1922.

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PLANTER.

Patented Apr. 18, 1922.

Original application filed October 11, 1918, Serial No. 257,724. Dividedand this application filed September 19, i919.

T 0 all w 710m t may conce/m Be it known that l, Jer-IN BLUE, a citizenof the United States, residing at Laurinburg, in the county of Scot-landand State of North Carolina, have invented a new and useful Planter, ofwhich the following is a speciication.

This invention relatesto,planters and is more especially adivision of anapplication tiled by me on Oct. lith, 1918, Serial Number 257,724.

One of the objects of the invent-ion is to provide a smoothing roller inconnection with the planter structure and which is so mounted as to havea limited upward and downward swinging movement relative to the saidstructure, said roller having novel means for limiting its swinging`movement and beingreadily placed in position on the planter.

Viith the foregoing and other objects in view, which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention consists of certain novel details ofconstruction and combinations of parts which will be hereinafter morefully described and pointed out in the claim, it being understood thatvarious changes may be made in the construction and arrangement of theparts without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of theadvantages of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings the preferred form of the invention hasbeen shown.

ln said drawings- Figure l is a section through a portion of a planterhaving thc present improvements applied thereto.

Figure 2 is a detail view of a portion of the device and showing themeans for' limiting the movement of the yoke of the smoothing roller.

.eferring to the figures by characters of reference l designates a frameon which is mounted a seed hopper 2 andrunder this frame is arranged. afurrow opening shoe 3 and covering blades il. The outlet spout 5 isadapted to discharge seeds into the furrow wheret they will be coveredby soil scraped Serial No. 324,919.

into the furrow by the blades 4. This structure, in itself constitutesno part of the present invention but has been set forth in my copendingapplication herein referred to.

Bearing plates 19 are bolted to the side of the main frame above therear portions of the covering blades i and support a shaft 20 extendingtransversely of the machine.

Yivotally 'connected to the bearing plates 19 are the forward ends ofthe sides of a bail or yoke 25 in which is journaled a smoothing roller26. Lugs 27 are formed on the plates 19 and serve to limit the swingingmovement of the yoke relative to the sides of the frame l.

Bars 28 having handles 29 at their upper ends are connected at theirlower ends to the sides of frame 1 and a brace 30 connects the bars 2Sto the frame also.

By pushing the handles 29 downwardly the frame of the planter will beswung relative to the yoke 25 unt-il the lugs 27 come against said yokewhereupon the entire planter will swing upwardly upon the roller 26 andcan be rolled readily from place to place. By lifting the handles 29 theroller 26 can be raised outfof cont-act with the ground. y

hat is claimed is ln a planter the combination'with a Wheel supportedaxle, of a frame extending under the axle, bearing plates secured to thesides of the frame and engaging the axle, a yoke pivot-ally connected tothe frame below the axle, a smoothing roller carried by the yoke, andlugs upon the bearing plates and overhanging the yoke, said lugs andyoke cooperatin gvto limit the relative movement of the frame and yokein either direction when tilted.

In testimony that l claim the foregoing as my own, l have hereto aliixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

' JOHN BLUE.

`Witnesses l C. L. MoCoY, M. BINERLAY. t

